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giới nghiêm

Pronunciation Northern /zəːj˧˥ ŋiəm˧˧/ Central /jə̰ːj˩˧ ŋiəm˧˥/ Southern /jəːj˧˥ ŋiəm˧˧/
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declare martial law
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declare martial law
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Meaning
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Sense 1 Verb
declare martial law Core ActionsTheme

To officially announce that the military will take control of an area during an emergency.

vi Chính phủ quyết định giới nghiêm khu vực này.

en The government decided to declare martial law in this area.

Sense 2 Verb
impose a curfew

To set a specific time when people must be indoors and not allowed on the streets.

vi Thành phố đã lệnh giới nghiêm từ tối nay.

en The city imposed a curfew starting tonight.

Parts
giới / nghiêm / 戒嚴
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Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
戒嚴
Candidates by syllable
giới 界 nghiêm 嚴
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
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thế giới / giới thiệu / giới tính / giới trẻ …
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